That's weird. Don't know how this email was sent to me. Probably it was caused by AOL. Its a flaky program. Anyway, your advice is right on. ----Original Message Follows---- From: Tracker at aol.com Reply-To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com> To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com> Subject: Re: [G4] No Subject Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 02:59:39 EST It sounds as though you corrupted your system software when the re-installation attempt went hay-wire. Instead of trying to perform a system software installation right away, you need to use the drive set-up function of the utilities folder to reformat your hard drive first. After doing the reformatting, you should be able to "see" your hard drive and designate it as the destination of a system software installation. Then, it's just a matter of making the right choices during the installation process. Good luck. ---------- G4ist, a listserv for discussion of everything G4. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/G4.html>. Send a message to <G4-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the digest. XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> Dr. Bott LLC 4-port USB Hub in translucent Graphite! Dr. Bott LLC <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ghub.html> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Canon Digital Cameras | --Quicksilver & refurbished G4's arriving daily! | and Camcorders!! | MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - http://www.osxfaq.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus